The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-24
HOLIDAY LITERATURE.


autobioeraphical chapter by the elder Darwin.
The subject of the biography needs no introduc-
ton. No man of modern times. hardly any man
or any time, has made a deeper impress on SCI
entifc and philosophical thought than Charles
Darwin. As student OF nature, scientific
and philosophical thinker. worker and writer,
ne has had few equals In these two volumes
the story of his life ia told in very interesting
way, partly by himself and partly by his son:
The photographed portion is supplemented
by a great many of Mr.. Darwin's letters, in
which his personal life and character are re-
vealed 10 many attractive phases The history
OF bis works and the development Of his literary
career, and his philosophical system are fully
portrayed The work is admirably edited, and
cannot fail to be recognized of standard
and permanent value. 1t IS in two volumes.
Cloth. New York D. Appleton & Co. Indian
apolis: The Bowen Merrill Company.
A curious and ingenious work is "Pre Glacial
Man and the Aryan Race" by Lorenzo Burge.
1t purports to be a history OF creation and of the
birthplace and wanderings of men in central
Asia, from B. C. 325O0 to B. C. sOo0 with his
tory of the Aryan race commencing B. c. $4,000,
their rise and progr ess, and the PRONUNCIATION of
the first revelation, their spiritual decline and
destruction. Also. an exposition of the law gov
erning the formation and duration of the glacial
period, and a record of it's effects and
on the CONFORMATION of the globe. There is also
chapter on the deluge, its cause, locality and
extent. These themes are treated in a way that
evuces considerable learning aud research, and
with decided originality. Some of the authors
arguments and conclusions may he deemed fam
ciful, but they certainly ingenious. Boston:
Lee 81 Shepard. Indianapolis: The Bowe n
Merrill Company.
There have been not a few biographies of Ben
jamin Franklin, but in Benjamin Franklin a
man of Letters" the subject is treated from
new standpoint. The author is John Bach
McMaster, of the University of Pennsylvania.
who brings to the work aptitude and liter
airy Skill Franklin's literary work. including
newspaper. political and periodical writings. is
detailed with minute and interesting fullness. as
also his correspondence while abroad. There is
enough of his personality introduced to give the
work the sort of attraction that belongs to per-
sonalism. aud it is interesting contribution
to the history of Franklin's life and works. 1t
is published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. in
American Men of Letters" series Cloth ST. %
Indianapolis: The Bowen Merrill Company.
A generation ago the novels of Elizabeth
Wetherell were very popular, and deservedly so,
for they are bright, pure, clean and interesting.
The fashion in literature has changed, but these
novels have intrinsic merit that lasts. One
Of the authors best. 1.-THE Wide, Wide World"
IS brought out In edition by the j. B.
Lpplncott Company. of Philadelphia If il
does not find many readers among the young
people of this generation it did among those
of the last it will be because the popular taste
has changed for the worse. The book is pub
hsned IN attractive style. two volumes jim one,
cloth, gilt edges; price, 50. so. Indianapolis The
Bowen-Merrill Company.
Little, Brown & Co., Boston, seem to be
varying their legal and other standard publ
cations with some light literature. They issue
Five Hundred Dollars and Other Stories of
New England Life" by C. H W. bright and
entertaining volume. The "other stories" are
six in number, and two of them, The Village
fury Magazine" The stories full of quantity
humorous sayings and sketches of Massachusetts
fishermen and country folk along shore and in
the back ''deestrcks" and their peculiarties and
genuine, although homely, wit and humor
depicted and described by q very careful
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Dr. S. Weir Mitchell the celebrated physician, |
is also successful writer of children's stories.
In 1864 he wrote some stories in and of the
sanitary commission fair. in Philadelphia, which
are now out of print. These and some others |
are now collected and published under the title |
of prince Little Boy, and Other Tales out of |
Fairy Land" There are eleven stories in the |
volume. and they all of the best kind. full of |
funny conceptions. fairy lore and the kind of |
wild lmaglnlngs that children like. The BOOK is ,
illustrated and handsomely bound Cloth. 81. so |
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An attractive holiday book is "Eudora, Tale
of Love-" by M. B. II. Toland The poem is love
story in verse. The composition is graceful and |
pleasing, showing true poetical fancy and liter
airy taste of high order. The text is beautiful
ly illustrated from drawings by Fl. Siddons
Mowbray and ". Il Gibson, and with page
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J. B. Lippincott s. Co. Indianapolis: Tine
Bowen Merrill Company.
Legends of the Susquehanna and other
POEMS" by Truman N. Purdy. is a rendering in
verse OF some of the Indian legends of the Sus-
quehanna region, in Pennsylvania. to which
added some pleasant poems descriptive of rural
life and scenery that region. They show
keen appreciation OF mountain scenery and
close sympathy with simple, rustic life. Illus
trs,ed Cloth; S5o phadslph nh bippin-
Merrill Com pany.
Ida Waugh's Alphabet Book is a very pretty
one for little children. It contains a series of
verses beginning with the consecutive letters of
the alphabet and each accompanied by an
appropriate picture representing children at
play. The illustrations and verses equally |
good. The. book is published in attractive holt
day style by the j. B. Lippincott Company, |
and is for sale by The Bowen Mer-
rill Company.
"Talks to Young Men, with asides to young
women(, by the Rev. Robert Collyer, is series
Of practical sermons addressed to the young.
There are twelve sermons, and they treat of
subjects of special interest TO the young in such
way to interest and impress that class OF
readers, and they can be read with profit by all.
Cloth, $l25. Boston: Lee & Shepard. In
dianapolis: The Bowen Merrill Company.
1.-THE Fortunes of the Faradays," by Amanda
VI. Douglas, is published by Lee s. Shepard. of
Boston. in the series of novels by the same
author, some seventeen in number, including
Foes of Her Household, (" 1.-THE Trust" etc, all
# which popular. 1.-The Fortunes Of the
Faradays" is published in uniform style with the
OrnameDre0 CLOTH n |
,lis The Bowen Merrill Company.
Lotus and Jewell is the fauciful title of
voume of poems by Edwin Arnold, author of
The Light of Asia This volume contains
he poems entitled "In an Indian Temple" "a
Jasket of Gems,""A Queens Revenge" and
lumber of other poems. Ornamental cloth, ST.
Boston: Roberts Bros. Indianapolis The !